Title: Epidural Hematoma
1Adedayo Ashana, MS1 Univ. of Pennsylvania,
School of Medicine.
2Where is the temporal bone?Where is the middle
meningeal artery?
www.medical-software-shop.co.uk/grants4.htm
3Epidural Hematoma
from Robbins Cotran, 7th Ed, p. 1358
4Do you see three meningeal layers?
5Normal vs. Abnormal Head CT Scan
Any difference between the two pictures?
user.shikoku.ne.jp/tobrains/exam/CT/CT-e.html
6Looks Familiar?
7Brain stem goes through foramen magnum
8So why is brain stem herniation bad
- Brain stem helps us do automatic things that keep
us alive. - For example.........
9What is this?
10Trouble breathing!
11Unconscious!
12What is the doctor doing?
Herniation through foramen magnum Will affect
blood pressure!